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scissors

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Is scissors a Scrabble word?

Yes, scissors is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of scissors?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (countable, usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.Examples: "Near-synonym: shears"; "Those scissors are sharp."; "That scissors is sharp."Synonyms: pair of scissors, shearscountablepluralplural-onlyusually

2. (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.pluralplural-onlyuncountable

3. (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.countablepluralplural-only

4. (countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.Examples: "They executed a perfect scissors."countablepluralplural-only

5. (countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.countablepluralplural-only

6. (countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.countablepluralplural-only

noun (English)

1. (rare) plural of scissorform-ofpluralrare

verb (English)

1. (transitive) Rare form of scissor (“to cut using, or as if using, scissors”).Examples: "She found her in the dining-room with Ann Foster, the little dressmaker, who was endeavouring to scissors through the right side of her underlip with her teeth as proof that the compiling of a list of requisites was no tax to her."form-ofraretransitive

intj (English)

1. (dated) Cry of anguish or frustration.Examples: "Say, wouldn’t it put your eye out to get a letter from one of the kiddies with the thumb‐prints of that crest not doing a thing but snuggling down in the wax on the envelope? Oh, scissors!"; "“Scissors!” he shouted and stuck his finger in his mouth."; "Then sit down—make yourself at home. Ah, scissors."dated

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "scissors"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "scissors"?

Scrabble
10 points
S1
C3
I1
S1
S1
O1
R1
S1
Words With Friends
11 points
S1
C4
I1
S1
S1
O1
R1
S1

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